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Universal Pictures |
Release Date:
October 24, 1978
Summary:
An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.
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Details
| Runtime: | 134 min |
| Rating: | G |
| Production: | Universal Pictures |
| Genres: | Adventure, Fantasy, Family, Musical |
| Country: | US |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Apr 13, 1999 |
| Director | Credit |
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| Sidney Lumet | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Joel Schumacher | Screenplay |
| L. Frank Baum | Novel "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz" |
| William F. Brown | Book Of The Musical "The Wiz" |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Diana Ross | Dorothy |
| Lena Horne | Glinda The Good |
| Mabel King | Evillene |
| Michael Jackson | Scarecrow |
| Nipsey Russell | Tinman |
| Richard Pryor | The Wiz (Herman Smith) |
| Stanley Greene | Uncle Henry |
| Ted Ross | Lion/Fleetwood Coupe De Ville |
| Thelma Carpenter | Miss One |
| Theresa Merritt | Aunt Em |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Clyde J. Barrett | Subway Peddler |
| Derrick Bell | The Four Crows |
| Kashka Banjoko | The Four Crows |
| Roderick-Spencer Sibert | The Four Crows |
| Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens | The Four Crows |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Berry Gordy | Executive Producer |
| Burtt Harris | Associate Producer |
| Kenneth Harper | Executive Producer |
| Rob Cohen | Producer |
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